We are looking for an experiencedAzure Cloud Engineering Lead / SMEto lead cloud platform engineering, infrastructure automation, DevSecOps, security, and modernization initiatives in an enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities
Develop cloud engineering standards, DevOps policies, reusable IaC modules, and engineering patterns.
Design, deploy, and manage Azure IaaS/PaaS workloads using Terraform and DevOps practices.
Prepare and review technical design documents, ensuring alignment with architecture, security, resilience, performance, and operational standards.
Implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and observability solutions.
Manage Azure Backup, disaster recovery, Azure Monitor, and IaaS workload reliability.
Drive cloud security, governance, compliance, Azure Policy, policy-as-code, IAM, Entra ID, and Conditional Access.
Conduct technical spikes and testing for security, performance, and reliability.
Collaborate with architects, engineering teams, project managers, and business stakeholders to deliver cloud transformation initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and promote cloud engineering best practices, reusable solutions, and platform supportability.
Essential Skills & Experience
8–10+ years of experience in medium to large IT environments, preferably as a Cloud SME, Lead Engineer, or Cloud Architect.




Minimum 4 years of hands‐on Azure Public Cloud experience across IaaS and PaaS services, including compute, storage, databases, and networking.
Strong experience with Terraform OSS, IaC, Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps.
Scripting and automation skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Backup, Azure Monitor, disaster recovery, and recovery planning.
Experience with Azure Policy, policy-as-code, cloud security, governance, and compliance.
Key Technical Skills
Candidates must have strong expertise inany 2–3 of the following areas:
Azure IaaS/PaaS
Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Azure Entra ID, IAM, and Conditional Access
Cloud Security, Governance, and Compliance
Disaster Recovery, Backup, and Recovery
Qualys Vulnerability Management
GitHub Enterprise, CI/CD, and DevSecOps
We specialize in Digital, ERP, and larger IT Services.
We offer flexible, efficient and collaborative solutions to any organization that requires IT, experts.
Our agile, agnostic, and versatile solutions will help you source the IT Expertise you need.
Zone IT Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and our recruitment process focuses on essential skills and abilities.
We encourage applications from a diverse array of backgrounds, including individuals of various ethnicities, cultures, and linguistic backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities.

📌 Azure Cloud Engineering (Melbourne)
🏢 Zone IT Solutions
📍 Melbourne